Point in time view as at 01/04/2004.
Ethical Standards in Public Life etc. (Scotland) Act 2000, Introductory Text is up to date with all changes known to be in force on or before 15 July 2025. There are changes that may be brought into force at a future date. Changes that have been made appear in the content and are referenced with annotations.
The Bill for this Act of the Scottish Parliament was passed by the Parliament on 21st June 2000 and received Royal Assent on 24th July 2000
An Act of the Scottish Parliament to establish a framework for securing the observance of high standards of conduct by councillors and other persons holding public appointments; and to repeal section 2A of the Local Government Act 1986 and make provision as to how councils are to exercise functions which relate principally to children.
Modifications etc. (not altering text)
C1Act: functions transferred (1.4.2011) by Scottish Parliamentary Commissions and Commissioners etc. Act 2010 (asp 11), ss. 2(1)(a), 31(5) (with s. 31(6), Sch. 7)
All content is available under the Open Government Licence v3.0 except where otherwise stated. This site additionally contains content derived from EUR-Lex, reused under the terms of the Commission Decision 2011/833/EU on the reuse of documents from the EU institutions. For more information see the EUR-Lex public statement on re-use.
